Loading apparatus.



F. M. ARNOLD. LOADING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2, 1910.

Patented July 12,1910.

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Patented July 12, 1910.

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APPLICATION FILED MAILZ, 1910.

Patented July 12, 1910.

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'mvrrn star FREDERICK M. ARNOLD, OF CANANDAIGUA, NEW YORK.

LOADING APPARATUS.

Application filed March 2,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK M. ARNOLD, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Ganandaigua, in the county of Ontario and Stateof New York, have in vented new and useful Improvements in LoadingApparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to loading apparatus, and it has for its objectto provide a de vice of simple and eflicient construction, wherebymaterial may be loaded on to vehicles in a simple, efiicient andlabor-saving manner; the special object of the invention being toprovide a machine whereby manure may be loaded upon manure spreaders inless time and with less labor than is required by loading the spreaderin the ordinary manner by pitching manure directly into the box of thespreader from the ground.

With these and other ends in view, which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferredform of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of theinvention may be resorted to when desired.

In the draWings,Figure 1 is a top plan view of a loading apparatusconstructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectionalelevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an end elevation. Fig. 4 is atransverse sectional View of the carrier.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

The frame of the improved loading apparatus includes four uprights orcorner posts 1, 1 and 2, 2. The corner posts 1, 1, which may be regardedas the front posts, are con nected at their upper ends by a cap beam 3which is approximately twice the length of the cap beam 4 which in likemanner connects the upper ends of the rear posts 2, 2, said cap beams 3and 4 being disposed in parallel relation. Rearwardly convergent capbeams 5, 5 extend between the corner Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 12, 1910. 1910. Serial No. 546,815.

posts 1 and 2 at the front and rear ends of the frame, respectively.Braces 6 are used to reinforce the structure wherever they may be foundnecessary and useful.

The rear posts 2, 2 are connected at a suitable distance above theground by a cross brace 7, and at a suitable distance below said crossbrace bearings are provided for a shaft 8 equipped with flanges orcollars 9 bearing against the inner faces of the corner posts.Suitably'mounted upon the shaft 8 are ratchet disks 10 which areconnected together by a plurality of rods 11 so as to constitute a drumupon which the rope 12 which constitutes the hoisting element is wound.A lever 13 fulorumed at 14 upon the cross brace 7 extends across theflanges of the drum formed by the disks 10 to engage the ratchetstherein and hold the drum securely against rotation in one direction.The projecting end of the lever 13 constitutes the handle 15 whereby itmay be manipulated to temporarily disengage it from the drum which itnormally engages by gravity.

The posts 2 at the rear corners of the frame structure are preferablysharpened or pointed at their lower ends to engage the ground, asindicated at 16, for the purpose of anchoring the frame in position foruse. The front posts 1, 1 may be equipped with wheels or rollers 17 toenable the machine to be readily moved from place to place when the rearposts 2 are lifted from engagement with the ground.

A cradle or carrier C is provided, the same being composed of end pieces18 connected by means of slats 19, said slats being reinforcedintermediate the end pieces by means of a yoke-formed strap 20. The endpieces 18 are provided upon their outer sides with cleats 21 havingtrunnions 22 which are supported for rotation in cross bars 23 and 23,the cross bar 28 at the front end of the frame structure being providedat the ends thereof with caps 24 having flanges 25 straddling the cornerposts 1, 1, between which the cross bar 23 is thus supported forvertical slidable movement. The cross bar 23 which supports the rear endof the cradle is likewise provided with caps 24, said caps 24 and 24being suitably bolted or otherwise secured upon the respective crossbars. The caps 24 and 24 are provided with eyes 26 with which hooks 27at the ends of the hoisting ropes 28 are engaged, said ropes beingguided over suitably disposed gu1d1ng elements, such as pulleys 29, tothe shaft 8 with which the ends of said hoisting ropes are suitablyconnected, said ropes being wound upon the shaft in a reverse directionto the winding of the hoisting rope 12 upon the drum which is mountedupon the shaft, as hereinbefore described. The cradle C is balancedeccentrically upon its bearings, said cradle being slightly top-heavyand so disposed that it will normally be inclined to tilt to one side,such tilting being, however, prevented by a lever 30 secured upon thetrunnion 22 adjacent to the front end of the structure, said lever beingnormally held in position to restrain the cradle from tilting by meansof a pin or bolt 31 detachably engaging the cross bar 23. hen the pin 31is withdrawn, the cradle will be inclined to tilt, and it will then beintercepted by a hook member 32 extending from the opposite end of thebar 23.

In the operation of this device, when the lever 13 is disengaged fromthe ratchet disks of the drum, the cradle will descend by gravity,unwinding the ropes 28 from the shaft 8 and winding the hoisting rope 12reversely upon the drum. \Vhile the cradle is resting upon the ground itwill be readily loaded by pitching the manure or other material into thesame. By applying draft to the rope 12, the said rope is unwound fromthe drum, thereby rotating the shaft and winding the hoisting ropes 28upon said shaft, thus elevating the cradle or carrier with its load, thecradle being sustained in upright position by the lever 30 engaging thepin 31. \Vhen the cradle has been raised to the desired height, thewagon or manure spreader which is to be loaded is backed in between thefront corner posts 1, 1 until the bed of the wagon or spreader isdirectly beneath the cradle, when the driver will be in a position toreach the lever 30 and to withdraw the pin 31, after which by slightlypushing upon the lever the cradle will be tilted and the load dischargedinto the bed of the wagon or spreader. The cradle may now be readilyrestored to its initial or normal position, after which the loaded wagonor spreader rides out of the way, and the lever 13 is disengaged fromthe drum, thus permitting the cradle to descend by gravity, as before.

The hoisting rope 12 may be connected with any suitable source of power;one horse will be found suflicient to elevate the load; but the rope 12may be guided over suitable guiding means to enable it to be actuatedfor the purpose of elevating the loaded cradle by connecting it with thewagon or spreader when ,the latter returns from the field, or the horsemay be detached from the wagon if preferred, for the purpose ofelevating the load.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that a loading apparatushas been provided which is simple in construction and efficient inoperation and which is capable of being very readily transferred ormoved from one place to another. By the use of this apparatus, manurespreaders may be loaded much more rapidly and efiiciently than bypitching the material directly into the bed of the vehicle from theground, as is now usually practiced.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a loading apparatus, a frame structure including front and rearcorner posts, a brace connecting and spacing the rear corner posts, ashaft supported for rotation in said rear corner posts and havingflanges abutting upon the inner faces of the posts, ratchet diskssecured upon the shaft, a plurality of rods connecting the disks and oooperating therewith to constitute a drum, and a lever fulcrumed upon thebrace connecting the posts, said lever extending across the ratchetdisks of the drum to engage the same.

2. In a loading apparatus of the character described, a frame structureincluding front and rear corner posts, a shaft supported for rotationupon the rear corner post, a drum upon said shaft, a cradle provided atthe ends thereof with trunnions, cross bars affording bearings for saidtrunnions, caps upon the ends of the cross bars provided with eyes,suitably guided hoisting ropes having hooks engaging the eyes, saidhoisting ropes being connected at their opposite ends with and woundupon the drum-carrying shaft, and a hoisting rope secured upon andreversely wound upon the drum.

3. In a loading apparatus of the character described, a frame structureincluding front and rear corner posts, a cross bar having flanged capsengaging front corner posts, said caps being provided with eyes, a crossbar having terminal caps equipped with eyes, a cradle having trunnionswhereby it is eccentrically pivoted upon the front and rear cross bars,and suitably guided hoisting elements connected with the eyes of thecaps upon the cross bars.

1. In a loading apparatus of the character described, a frame structureincluding front and rear corner posts, a cross bar disposed intermediatethe front and rear corner posts 1 and relatively near the latter, acradle having trunnions pivotally engaging the cross bars, said cradlebeing eccentrically supported for tilting, suitably guided hoistingelements connected with the cross bars, a

lever connected With the trunnion pivoted In testimony whereof I afiixmy signature upon the front cross bar, a pin detachably in presence oftwo wltnesses.

engaging the cross bar in the path of the lever to restrain the cradlefrom tilting, and FREDERICK ARNOLD 5 a hook member extending from thecross Witnesses:

bar and lying in the path of the lever to BRADLEY WYNKooP, intercept thelatter When the cradle is tilted. JULIA F. PECK.

